This product is much appreciated when one is on the Atkins 1000 calorie fat fast :). It's flavor is pretty neutral (yet refreshing) but lighter than heavy cream, but for 10 calories per tablespoon and no carbs--and once you've mixed it into whatever it is you choose--one can hardly make a distinction. The consistency/appearance differs more from heavy cream--it is more of a blue-ish gray hue and is a lot thicker, but, like cream, gets thinner if it's heated. I'm telling you though, BUY THIS PRODUCT! Even if my description concerns you, when you actually try it you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.

The options for this are many:
use one part Mimicreme to one part heavy cream in Dixie Diner's Mousse Mix (makes the mousse around 135 cals as opposed to over 200 for a 1/2 cup); use 1 teaspoon butter(or none at all) with 2 or 3 tsp mimicreme for an alfredo sauce/ or sweeten with erythritol and use to enhance the Cinnamunch pork rinds by Flax-Z-Snax; add to Walden Farms zero-calorie products to make them more satisfying and "fatty" (esp. the peanut spread--mimicreme makes it divine!);
-Mocha-coffee drink with mmc and water, erythritol, and unsweetened cocoa;
-"Ice cream" with Walden Farms marshmallow dip, mmc, a little heavy cream, sweetener, vanilla extract, and marscapone.

I have been looking for a healthier alternative to 1/2 and 1/2, which I am guilty of using too much of. This product met my expectations. It is creamy and has the consistency of heavy cream. It should be shaken every time it is used to mix any particles that have fallen to the bottom. It mixes well in coffee. It may look curdled when you first pour it in but will disappear when stirred. I also pour it on my cereal. It has a grayish hue; to be expected from a natural product. I love it!

Creamy, nutty, buttery, goodness. Much thicker than regular cream and Almond Milk and only 10 calories for 1 tbsp of the unsweetened. I use it in soups, sauces, ICE CREAM!!, chai tea, etc. Give it a go!

OMG, I just made ice cream with this, and FINALLY, something WITHOUT animal fat with 80% less calories than heavy cream, which taste FABULOUS, and I mean, I can't taste the difference from full fat ice cream. Now I made a custard based recipe with 3 eggs, & a full cup of good quality cocoa.
I've read the reviews about: "blue color" & "lumpy/chunky consistency". I shook the package as directed and opened it, and tried it for the first time by the spoonful. It was NOT blue, NOR was it lumpy. Mine was a very light off white, which I would expect since it's nut base. But the texture & flavor is incredible is smooth and yummy.
Give it a try, all you have to lose is the animal fat & about 80% of the calories. You won't be disappointed.

Until now, I've never found a cream substitute that fulfilled ALL my requirements for taste, convenience, and price. Now, I have.

I learned of MimicCreme via a random Internet search when I (finally) accepted that I needed to seriously cut the cholesterol and sodium from my diet. Like all my other "experiments" before, I accepted that I'd have to lose the enjoyment of real dairy cream in my coffee each morning.

I'm happy to report, "Not so!" Sometimes I have to use a little more MimicCreme than I did dairy cream, but the taste is definitely there. And though it tastes quite rich, this product is actually lower in fat than dairy cream. It works wonderfully in all the gooey cream-heavy recipes I've tried so far too -- with fewer calories! Though it contains some carbs, it still fits well with my lower-carb eating plan. The cost is comparable to heavy cream too. (And please, please, Company Owner, I hope you keep it that way!)

Other goodies: I always have coffee creamer on the shelf -- something I could never say with real dairy cream. I order several quarts at a time, and have never gone over the generous "use by" date in using them up. (If I ever were to have that concern, I have a lovely low-carb clam chowder recipe at the ready. Or oyster stew with MimicCreme instead of milk or dairy cream -- and with less guilt. :))

I LOVE MimicCreme. I use it in my coffee, smoothies, salad dressings, etc. In fact, I buy 12 cartons at a time because I use it so much. I used to buy if off of Amazon, but Netrition's shipping is much faster. Very happy!

I use the stuff a lot in gravies, sauces, pies and creams. It thickens the mix some what, which I like. Where ever milk or heavy cream is asked for, I use mimic. My favorite is: melt 100% chocolate, 113 gr, add 32 gr of smart balance light butter, melt, add splenda until sweet enough, then add sweet mimic or regular( needs some more splenda) until nice mid.brown color. Let stand for few hours to thicken. Great for fillings or just as a cream. My wife can't keep her hands of that stuff.

I LOVE this product! It's flavor is mild, and very reminiscent of cream. I used it to make a mushroom/sherry sauce to go over pasta, and it turned out great! Then I created a dessert sauce just by stirring in some sugar and nutmeg.
I have just ordered some more, to try with ice cream recipes.
I have never cared for the after taste of soy based dairy substitutes. What's more, I have been unable to find a non-dairy cream that was unsweetened, until now. This really works as a cream substitute!
It does not whip-but the company is coming out with a whipping version in Spring of 2009.

I just used this to make ice cream, and it was more the texture of ice milk. It wasn't creamy at all, so I would probably use heavy cream to make ice cream. Since it was vanilla ice cream I could taste the almond flavor in it too..it was kinda tan colored. I'm sure this would work fine in coffee, but anything else calling for cream would not be good.

I don't understand all the glowing reviews. Sure, MimicCreme is a lower-fat alternative to dairy cream, but it's hardly "low carb." The nutritional facts indicate 1 carb per tablespoon; if you're using this product for a recipe and need half a cup or more, your carb count is skyrocketing. And I'm also not thrilled with the lumpy texture. It looks revolting to me!

I gave this a 2 because I have to give it the benefit of the doubt without having tasted it. I couldn't. The off-putting greyish hue and gluey thick texture with chunks here and there turned me completely off. It stayed all particley in my coffee and refused to blend. It didn't have a foul odor and I'm not sure if I got a bad batch or what, but I couldn't bear to even try it.